Tafsir Asma Allah al-Husna li-al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (233)

Tafsir Asma Allah al-Husna li-al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

Allah, Lord of the worlds.”1.

Among the manifestations of Allah’s subtle kindness towards His servant is that He decrees an act of goodness and generosity from one servant, channels it through another, and makes the latter the means by which it reaches its rightful recipient. Allah thus rewards them both.

Among the manifestations of Allah’s subtle kindness towards His servant is that He causes some of his wealth to bring benefit and good to others, rewarding him in ways he does not expect. Whoever plants a tree or sows a crop from which any living creature whose life is protected obtains something, Allah rewards its owner without his knowing. This is especially so if he has a good intention and makes a covenant with his Lord, saying, “Whatever benefit may come from my wealth, I ask You, my Lord, to reward me for it and make it a means of drawing nearer to You.” The same applies if he owns livestock whose milk is used, or which are ridden or used to carry loads; dwellings from which others benefit by living in them, even to a small extent; utensils or similar objects that others use; or a spring from which others drink. Other examples include a book from which someone learns something, or a copy of the Quran that someone reads. Allah is the Possessor of immense bounty.

Among the manifestations of Allah’s subtle kindness towards His servant is that He opens for him a door to goodness that had never occurred to him—not because he lacked the desire for it, but because he had been heedless and unaware of that path. Suddenly, he finds in his heart an impulse drawing his attention to it and urging him towards it. He rejoices and recognizes this as part of his Master’s subtle kindness and the means He has arranged to bring it to him. He therefore sets his heart upon it, directs his thoughts towards it, and attains as much of it as Allah wills.”2.

1. This conveys the meaning of the hadith of Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), recorded by al-Bukhārī (8/20), Book of Prescribed Punishments, chapter “The Merit of Avoiding Immoral Acts”; and Muslim (2/715), Book of Supplication, chapter “The Merit of Giving Charity Secretly.” 2. Divine Gifts from the Verses of the Quran, pp. 71–76. 3. Allah Most High says: “Master of the Day of Judgment” (al-Fātiha: 4). 4. Allah Most High says: “So exalted is Allah, the True King! There is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne” (al-Mu’minūn: 116).

الله رب العالمين١. ومن لطف الله بعبده أن يقدر خيراً وإحسانا من عبده ويجريه على يد عبده الآخر ويجعله طريقاً إلى وصوله إلى المستحق فيثيب الله الأول والآخر. ومن لطف الله بعبده أن يجري بشيء من ماله شيئاً من النفع وخيراً لغيره فيثيبه من حيث لا يحتسب فمن غرس غرساً أو زرع زرعاً فاصابت منه روح من الأرواح المحترمة شيئاً آجر الله صاحبه وهو لا يدري خصوصاً إذا كانت عنده نية حسنة وعقد مع ربه عقداً في أنه مهما ترتب على ماله شيء من النفع فاسألك يارب أن تأجرني وتجعله قربة لي عندك، وكذلك لو كان له بهائم انتفع بدرها وركوبها والحمل عليها، أو مساكن انتفع بسكناها ولو شيئاً قليلاً، أو ماعون ونحوه انتفع به، أو عين شرب منها، وغير ذلك ككتاب انتفع به في تعلم شيء منه، أو مصحف قرئ فيه، والله ذو الفضل العظيم. ومن لطف الله بعبده أن يفتح له باباً من أبواب الخير لم يكن له على بال، وليس ذلك لقلة رغبته فيه وإنما هو غفلة منه وذهول عن ذلك الطريق فلم يشعر إلا وقد وجد في قلبه الداعي إليه والملفت إليه ففرح بذلك وعرف أنها من ألطاف سيده وطرقه التي قيض وصولها إليه فصرف لها ضميره ووجه إليها فكره وأدرك منها ماشاء الله"٢.

١ هذا بمعنى حديث أبي هريرة ﵁ أخرجه البخاري (٨/ ٢٠) كتاب الحدود باب فضل من ترك الفواحش، ومسلم (٢/ ٧١٥) كتاب الدعاء باب فضل اخفاء الصدقة. ٢ المواهب الربانية من الآيات القرآن (ص٧١ - ٧٦). ٣ قال الله تعالى ﴿مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ﴾ (الفاتحة: ٤). ٤ قال الله تعالى ﴿فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ﴾ (المؤمنون: ١١٦).